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Article Dans Une Revue Biogeosciences Discussions Année : 2007

Natural variability of bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters: attenuation and reflectance within the visible and near-UV spectral domains, as observed in South Pacific and Mediterranean waters

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The optical properties of Case 1 waters have been empirically related to the chlorophyll concentration, [Chl], historically used as an index of the trophic state and of the abundance of the biological materials. The natural variability around the mean statistical relationships is here examined by comparing the apparent optical properties (spectral downward irradiance attenuation and reflectance as a function of [Chl]) which were determined in two environments, the Pacific and Mediterranean waters. These oceanic zones apparently form two extremes of the bio-optical variability range. The systematic deviations, in both directions with respect to the average laws, mainly result from the differing contents in non-algal detrital materials and dissolved colored substance for a given [Chl] level. These contents are higher and lower than the average, in the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean, respectively. The divergences between the two water bodies, detected in the visible spectral domain, are considerably accentuated in the UV domain. The bio-optical properties in this spectral domain (310–400 nm) are systematically explored. Their prediction based on the sole [Chl] index is problematic; although it is probably possible on a regional scale, an ubiquitous relationship does not seem to exist for the global scale.
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hal-00330252 , version 1 (18-06-2008)

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A. Morel, Hervé Claustre, David Antoine, B. Gentili. Natural variability of bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters: attenuation and reflectance within the visible and near-UV spectral domains, as observed in South Pacific and Mediterranean waters. Biogeosciences Discussions, 2007, 4 (4), pp.2147-2178. ⟨hal-00330252⟩
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